UAW-CIO Aide Cleared of Conduct Charge in Strike Incident
An acquittal followed testimony about a 6:15 a.m. confrontation at Victor Products during the strike. Brayton led picket lines, was pulled from the crowd, and officials testified about efforts to enter the archway as police cleared a path. Union officials await NLRB review on unfair labor practices and reaffirm bargaining rights for Local 542.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brayton
Roland Ready
Norman Broadwater
Brown
Leroy Karns
Victor Products
Charles W. Miller
Taw-Cio International
National Labor Relations Board
Hagerstown
Local 542
NLRB
Weekend Accidents Poll Hospital ER With Multiple Injuries
Emergency room at Washington County Hospital treated several weekend accident victims. Earl W. Smith fractured his left wrist after a fall. Jack L. Hammersin was treated for a fractured nose after a bat attack. Rachel Fox fractured her right wrist from a fall. Dorothy E. Obittx sustained a contusion to the right ankle from a fall. Doris Sisk suffered a left arm contusion after falling. Woodrow W. Stottlemyer cut his left ankle on a bike part. Geraldine Kershner cut right Yer on glass and Donald I. Hoffman fractured his left index finger. All were discharged after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
Earl W. Smith
Winter Street
Jack L
Hammersin
Funkstown
Rachel Fox
Knoxville
Dorothy E. Obittx
Doris Sisk
Madison Avenue
Woodrow W. Stottlemyer
Boonsboro
Geraldine Kershner
Obituaries fragment from Washington County pages
Obituaries note multiple deaths including Mrs. Charlotte Stine and Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Weller in Maryland. Other notices mention Mrs. Charlotte Irwin, Herbert R. Garrett, and Christine Langenstein with details on ages, family survivors, funeral arrangements, and burial plans.
Wisconsin inventor markets Vactematic carburetor device
A Wisconsin inventor introduces the Vactematic carburetor device claimed to save gasoline by automatic overcharge control. Easy to install in minutes, it fits cars trucks and tractors. Vacuumatic Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa offers free particulars by mail or penny postcard.
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Leam
Wisconsin
Ssi-K State
Adv
Editor And Candidate For Mayor Summoned In Gambling Probe
Salisbury Md April 24 The Wicomico County grand jury was instructed to learn from an editor Oscar L Morring of the Salisbury Times and Republican mayoral candidate Alexander Torrier about sources for gambling related statements The judge urged a full investigation and ordered Sheriff Pollitt to seize gambling devices and turn over evidence The Times editorials questioned law enforcement and implicated slot machines in the county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Wicomico County
Grand Jury
Oscar L. Morring
Salisbury Times
Alexander Torrier
Times
Levin Claude Battey
Inver
Ratley
Tal
Morris
Grier
Inulose
Botton
Jesse M. Pollitt
Tie
Morrison
Art
the Times
Wheaties County
Wisbury Poles
William J. Chatham
Potomac Daily Notice Teases Local Happenings
The notice lists week past events such as goldfish catching in City Park Lake a bey hurt in an incident a plane explosion and a two car crash in East End plus two rabbit nests in a yard. Readers may claim prizes by calling the Daily Mail business office with names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park Lake
East End
Toa Om
Ue Daily Mail
Missing Plane Clues Point to Crew Status in Frankfurt
Report from Frankfurt notes life rafts found partially inflated after a missing plane incident. Air Force officials offered no comment, suggesting ongoing uncertainty about the fate of the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Air Force
Rafts Found Near Morocco Base in Stockholm Dispatches
A British report states a raft found at Port Lyautey Morocco will be examined by Navy authorities upon arrival at the Privateers home base. A second raft remains sealed in a park awaiting transfer and inspection. Russian or Swedish dispatches note the vessel was involved in a prior incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Privateers
Port Lyautey
Morocco
Stockholm
South Bend Strike Tieup Delayed Amid Mud Fight
Union divisions in four states mobilized 104 workers to strike over a wage dispute with Western Electric and AT and T. Federal mediators pushed for renewed talks as the company ordered a back to work, threatening dismissal for contract breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 6
Henry Mayer
Western Electric
At&t
South Bend
Russians poised to expand diplomatic push over Jerusalem plan
Western officials foresee Soviet efforts intensifying to internationalize Jerusalem and press for broader diplomacy. By May 1 Moscow may activate numerous issues including Japan and Germany peace treaties, prompting Western foreign ministers to consider a four power session with Russia later this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
U. S. State Department
Acheson
Russia
Jobless Workers Rally for Federal Aid in Pittsburgh
About 500 furloughed steelworkers gathered in McKees Rocks as they urged the federal government to back freight car orders and restore their jobs. Philip Soghngen, from the United Steelworkers grievance committee, said many have lived on unemployment and relief since August when Preased Steel Car Co shut the plant, furloughing 2,200 workers. District Director John Murray called for government underwrite of orders, while Rep. Robert Corbett expressed skepticism about local piecemeal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Philip Soghngen
cro-United Steelworkers
McKees Rocks
John Murray
Robert Corbett
R-Pa
Educator Dr Alfred H Sweet Dies at 59
Washington Pennsylvania reports the death of Dr Alfred H Sweet aged 59 longtime head of the history department at Washington and Jefferson College since 1925 He authored A History of England a widely used textbook in U S and England The brief illness ended his career and his death is noted alongside a statistic that nearly 40000 premature infants die annually in the United States
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pa
Alfred H. Sweet
Washington and Jefferson College
England
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Uaw-Cio
Cushwa
Washington County
David and
Margaret
Blair) Myers
Shankstown
Robert A. Stine
Leonard Lay
Baltimore
Oita Myers
Clear Spring
Welsh Run
Mrs
Charlotte Irwin
Oliver Britner
North Artizan Street
Williamsport
James Irwin
Irwin
George W. Rooney
Ronald Britner
John KotehIn
Bellevue
Snyder Funeral Home
Buleah Cemetery
Clara E. Weller
Clara Elizabeth Weller
George Roy Weller
North Locust Street
Carroll County
George
Elizabeth Rentz
First Church of God
Lawrence Weller
Gertrude Barnhard
A. K. Coffman
Harry C. Gonso
Rest Haven Cemetery
Herbert R. Garrett
William Andrew
Annie Garrett
Stewart Sherrard
Inwood
W. Vac
George Batts
Silver Spring
Walter Harris
Washington
John Barry
Leaf Funers
Charles VW. Mead
Inter
Riverview Cemetery
Funeral
Christine Langenstein
South Mulberry Street
Qatriot
Christine (Freser) Langenstein
Gottlob Jaurgenstein
Detroi
William Langenstein
Suter
Hethe
Edward Co
Rose HS
Howard
Baltimore Street
Maurice McCollum
Union Free School
Merrick
New York
Roy Miles
Roy
Potomac
Phine
Washington St
Atlantic City
Akron, Canton
Boston
ALL American Airways
Thomas R. Steutel
CWA
United States
Duane Pronention
Gabardine
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